interception

Examples of intercepted

intercepted

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Efficiency was therefore conserved, to a degree, while canopies reduced the solar energy they intercepted.
The differences in diversity between the two lower forests were not so readily explained by the amounts of litter intercepted.
This electric net intercepted flies that were attracted to the trap, but which flew around it and which might never have landed on the trap.
The in-ground stations were placed where termites previously intercepted wooden stakes.
In this study, 29% of total annual stemflow was intercepted by epiphytic bryophytes living on stems.
If the message is intercepted by a third party, it cannot be deciphered.
The origin of the commodity on which insects were intercepted strongly varies with the type of commodity.
The whole matter shows once more that the exchange of intercepted material was not without consequences for the understanding between the allies themselves.
It is not clear why some species are frequently intercepted but never become established, while others are rarely or never intercepted but become established.
Nearly twice as many pest insects are intercepted on bonsai trees as on timber.
The remaining light fog events were completely intercepted by the tree foliage before the water could reach the ground.
The radiation intercepted by green tissue at this time is severely reduced by the layer of flowers, which absorb and reflect radiation.
Canopies in other years were sufficiently large to have intercepted more than 0.8 of incident light during this phase.
It is therefore vital that quarantine workers can quickly and accurately identify any intercepted fruit fly species.
A sizable amount of intercepted alien insects were identified at genus or family level only.
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